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Harvard-led physicists take big step in race to quantum computing

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A team of physicists from the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms and other universities has developed a special type of quantum computer known as a programmable quantum simulator capable of operating with 256 quantum bits, or "qubits."

Jul 9, 2021

Seeing with radio waves

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University of Tsukuba researchers achieved micrometer spatial resolution for radio-frequency imaging of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond by enhancing the signal with quantum spin-locking. This work may lead to more accurate material characteriz...

Jul 9, 2021

Unlocking radiation-free quantum technology with graphene

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"Heavy fermions" are an appealing theoretical way to produce quantum entangled phenomena, but until recently have been observed mostly in dangerously radioactive compounds. A new paper in Physical Review Letters has shown it is possible ...

Jul 8, 2021

Surprising Stripes: Turing Patterns Link Tropical Fish and Bismuth Crystal Growth

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Scientists prove Turing patterns, usually studied in living organisms and chemical systems, also manifest at the nanoscale in monoatomic bismuth layers. One of the things... The post Surprising Stripes: Turing Patterns Link Tropical Fish and Bism...

Jul 8, 2021

New plasma etching system significantly expands MIT.nano process capabilities

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SAMCO inductively coupled plasma etcher can process multiple materials at various sizes.

Jul 8, 2021

Research reveals structure of nanomachine that assembles a cell's energy control system

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Researchers have determined the structure of a tiny multi-protein biological machine, furthering our understanding of human cells and helping to enhance research into cancer, neurodegeneration and other illnesses.

Jul 8, 2021

Scientists observe a new type of topological defect in chiral magnets for the first time

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'Topological defects' are formed when the symmetry of a magnetic material is disrupted. Domain walls (DWs) are a type of topological defect that separates regions of different magnetic orientations. A widely studied phenomenon, the manip...

Jul 8, 2021

Scientists prove Turing patterns manifest at nanoscale

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What connection could possibly exist between the stripes on tropical fish and crystal growth? The answer is the way in which order emerges from randomness through Turing patterns, according to what a research team led by Dr. Fuseya of the Universi...

Jul 8, 2021

Unlocking radiation-free quantum technology with graphene

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'Heavy fermions' are an appealing theoretical way to produce quantum entangled phenomena, but until recently have been observed mostly in dangerously radioactive compounds. Researchers have now shown it is possible to make heavy fermions...

Jul 8, 2021

Shape of Nanoparticles in Body Fluids Could be a Biomarker for Identifying Cancer Types

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A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived nanoparticles, known as "extracellular vesicles" (EVs), in body fluids could be a biomarker for identifying types of cancer.

Jul 8, 2021

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